When 16-year-old Peter suddenly loses his best friend to cancer, he breaks out of hospital and hits the road in pursuit of life, liberty and love with the first girl he meets.

Interviews and performance footage of Posh, Sporty, Scary, Baby and Ginger -- a fivesome collectively known as the Spice Girls -- explore the group's rapid rise to fame. With the release of the Spice Girls's chart-topping pop single "Wannabe" in 1996, the city of London gave birth to an all-girl phenomenon. By the time their hit song finished its seven-week run at the top, they were already international superstars.